Improvement in subterranean reservoirs for wells



UNireD STATES ATENT OFFICE.

ALONZO PALMER AND JOHN BEAN, OF HUDSON, MICHIGAN.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 55,155, dated May 29,1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALONZO PALMER and JOHN BEAN, of Hudson, county ofLenawee, and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in M aehines for Forming Subterranean Reservoirs for Vells;and we' do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, an dexact description of the same, reference bein ghad to the accom pan yingdrawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, lnaking a partof this specification.

- A represents a cylindrical tube with one or more indentations pressedinto the side of it, as seen at E, for the purposes hereinafter to bedescribed. Said cylinder is also provided with a spout at its top tocarry the water from the tube.

B represents a perpendicular shaft extending through the center of thecylinder A. This shaft is held in its place by the handle O, whichhandle is made in any of the known or ordinary forms, being pivoted tothe cylinder A and the top of the shaft B.

Near the center of the shaft B there is formed a screw, H, as there is,also, one at the bottom, at K.

Secured to the screws H at the center and K at the bottom are disks Sand S'. These disks consist merely in a metallic plate, a, circular inform, with holes cut within it and made to fit within the cylinder, anda piece of leather, b, made so as to fit snugly in the cy inder andplaced directly upon the mctallics plate a.

d d represent two spring agitators or kniv'es, which are attached to thebottom ofthe shaft B.

Frepresents the valvebox, which is made in the form of a bucketinverted, and made larger at the top than the bottom. The top of thisvalve-box' is concave, and has three or four small bent arms extendingfrom the top of the box upward. Incased within the receptacle formed bythese arms is a valve, which is a metallic plate attached to a piece ofleather and fitting over the opening made in the top of the valve-box.This valve is made convex, to more closely cover the concave top of thevalve-box.

The indentation E, heretofore described, is for the purpose of keepingthe valve-box and valve above the point desired, which is aboutone-haltl way between the disks S and S'.`

The screws formed on the shaft B, as seen at H and K, are forthe purposeof regulating the disks S and S' to the required height, or placing twoor more disks upon said shaft, whereas another indentation may be madein the cylinder for a eorrespondin g purpose.

The object of this invention will be readily seen. A well or opening ismade inthe earth, when the invention herein described is placed withinit. By carrying the handle up and down water is drawn through the'holesin the plate Z) of S', pushing the leather a upward, when it is thrownup in the valve-box and through the valve, thence to the bucket S, whereit goes through the holes in theplate and rests upon the leatherabovelthe same, both the upper disks, S, andlower one, S', supportingthe column of water when it is carried to the top of the cylinder andout the spoilt.

Should the well become clogged or stopped up, by unscrewing the screw a:in the handle o' the handle and shaft B eanbe revolved, and by thatmeans the agitators at the bottom stir and cause the earth to loosen,forming a reservoir at the bottoni. From thence the muddy water andearth are pumped out by the manner heretofore set forth.

y Having thus fully described our invention, what we elai n1 as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The arrangement of the cylinder A, shaft B, disks S and S', togetherwith the agitators d d, when used as and for the purposes hereinspecified.

As evidence that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto"fsetour handsin the presence of two witnesses.

ALONZO PALMER. JOHN BEAN. Witnesses:

L. R. PEIRsoN,

D. L. J AQUEs.

